69 



The study continued seven days. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 



Three men 63 



Two women (42 meals X 0.8 meal of man), equivalent to 34 



Child, 13 years (21 meals X 0.7 meal of man), equivalent to 15 



Child, 11 years (21 meals X 0.6 meal of man), eiuivalent to 13 



Child, 8 years (21 meals X O.o meal of man) , equivalent to 11 



Two children, 5 and 3 years (42 meals X 0.4 meal of man), equiva- 

 lent to 17 



Total number of meals equivalent to 153 



Equivalent to one man fifty-one days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 40a. 



This family consisted of a man. a woman, and live children, aged, 

 respectively, 15, 12, 10, and 2i A^ears, and 7 months. The baby was not 

 considered in the study. The children drank tea and cotl'ee. The}^ 

 appeared to be in fair health. The income of the family was $9 a 

 week. They lived in their own house of five rooms. During the 

 study they spent 55 cents for cofl'ee and tea. 5 cents for salt, !> cents 

 for })ickles. and 5 cents for mu?;tard. 



Tlie study continued seven days. The man got his lunch away from 

 home; hence the number of meals taken >vas as follows: 



Meals. 

 Man 14 



AVoman ( 21 meals X 0.8 meal of man), equivalent to 17 



Two children, 15 and 12 years (42 meals X 0.7 meal of man), 



equivalent to 29 



Child, 10 years (21 meals X 0.6 meal of man), equivalent to 13 



Child, 2^ years (21 meals X 0.4 meal of man), equivalent to 8 



Total number of meals equivalent to 81 



Equivalent to one man twenty-seven days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. JtIa. 



This was an American familv of Irish descent, consisting of a man, 

 a woman, and four children, aged, respectively, 13, 10, and -1 years, 

 and 16 months. The health of the family was not good. The woman 

 suffered from rheumatism. Among the children there had been cases 

 of pneumonia, inflannuation of the bowels, and measles during the 

 winter preceding the study. The children drank milk, and one of 

 them beer for her health. The income of the family was $35 a month. 

 They paid $12 a month rent for five rooms. They spent 50 cents for 

 tea during the course of the study. 



